Плохиш

English translation: Badboy

14:38 Jul 23, 2010
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
Russian term or phrase: Плохиш
Nickname for the soldier in this story who's been designated cook.

This term appeared previously on Proz, but in the context of a children's tale where the answer could have been something like "Sneaky."

Here I was thinking of something like Badboy. Opinions?

Завтрак приготовил боец по кличке Плохиш, назначенный поваром.
Deborah Hoffman
Local time: 23:03
English translation:Badboy
Explanation:
the best variant of all suggested
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Alexander Onishko
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Baddie or Bads
LOliver
3 +2Wicked
Mikhail Kropotov
5Bad guy
Michael Kislov
4 +1Badboy
Alexander Onishko
3 +1Meany
Andrew Vdovin
4stinker
Eric Candle
3Naughty boy
blackbluesky
Summary of reference entries provided
Sneaky or the boy Plokhish
rns

  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Wicked


Explanation:
Just an idea. Unless this is a major character in the story, I think you should just go with your best guess.

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 05:03
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Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 376

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Douglas: I like it, except for Boston-area readers it's going to mean he's the coolest dude around.
7 mins
  -> Thanks, Rachel! I know bad means good in some contexts :) But this doesn't necessarily jar with Плохиш. It depends on the story.

agree  Judith Hehir
16 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Baddie or Bads


Explanation:
Sounds like a nickname not a definition

LOliver
United States
Local time: 23:03
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  koundelev
8 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  daruuntje (X)
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Naughty boy


Explanation:
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blackbluesky
France
Local time: 05:03
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in BelarusianBelarusian
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Bad guy


Explanation:
badboy has a different meaning

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Note added at 14 mins (2010-07-23 14:52:19 GMT)
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"bad dude" - to convey the fact that the word is not used that frequently in Russian as "bad guys"

Michael Kislov
Russian Federation
Local time: 06:03
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

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neutral  Mikhail Kropotov: So if you were to write a book, you'd call the protagonist The Good Guy?...
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Badboy


Explanation:
the best variant of all suggested

Alexander Onishko
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PRO pts in category: 63

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anneta Vysotskaya
6 hrs
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Meany


Explanation:
Just another version.

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 10:03
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roman Bardachev: Meanie (sp?)
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
stinker


Explanation:
a despicable person

Eric Candle
Local time: 23:03
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Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 32
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Reference comments


13 mins
Reference: Sneaky or the boy Plokhish

Reference information:
http://rus.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/poetry_literatu...

rns
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PRO pts in category: 72
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